nationalgeographic.com January 15, 2019

This metal is powering today's technology—at what price?

One early Saturday morning in La Paz, Álvaro García Linera, the vice president of Bolivia, greets me in the spacious salon outside his office overlooking Plaza Murillo. The debonair, silver-haired 56-year-old politician is known in his country as a committed Marxist ideologue.

wired.com January 12, 2019

Why the FTC Thinks You Pay Too Much for Smartphones

The Federal Trade Commission thinks you're paying too much for smartphones. But it doesn’t blame handset makers like Apple and Samsung or wireless carriers.

theverge.com January 15, 2019

How SpaceX’s first astronaut crew is preparing to take on a brand new spacecraft

2019 may finally be the year when American astronauts launch to orbit from American soil again, ending an eight-year drought that started when NASA’s Space Shuttle program shut down in 2011.

wired.com January 15, 2019

How GPS Tracking Technology Can Curb Domestic Violence

When the US government shut down on December 21st there was an overlooked victim: the Violence Against Women Act, which expired the same day.

latimes.com January 12, 2019

SpaceX to lay off 10% of its workforce

SpaceX, citing a need to get “leaner,” said Friday it will lay off about 10% of its roughly 6,000 employees. The cuts were cited in an email sent to employees by President Gwynne Shotwell, which was provided to The Times. “This was a very difficult but necessary decision,” Shotwell wrote.

wellandgood.com January 15, 2019

Does reading spark joy for you? Thousands of books are now available to download for free

Any bookworm understands the struggle of storing hundreds—if not thousands—of their favorite stories.

theverge.com January 13, 2019

Watch a Chinese probe land on the far side of the Moon

On January 2nd, China became the first country to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s far side (not the dark side) when its Chang’e-4 probe gently touched down the surface. Now, China’s space agency has released footage of the landing.

washingtonpost.com January 15, 2019

The Technology 202

Venture capitalists are warning the Trump administration not to overly restrict the export of new technology such as artificial intelligence -- insisting that could make it much harder for American start-ups to sell their products abroad.

thenextweb.com January 15, 2019

Why most of 2018’s tech predictions were wrong

At the beginning of each year, tech journalists and everyday consumers love to speculate about the types of technology that the future will hold. And I’ll admit, I like to partake in these activities as well.

nytimes.com January 10, 2019

You Should Meditate Every Day

Sure, it’s become a wellness fad. But it’s the best way I’ve found to keep digital monsters at bay.